Improvement in hames-connections



C. B. BRISTOL. Hama Connection.

No. 208,288. Patented sept. 24, 1878.

N. PETJS. PHOTO-UTHDGRAFMER. WASI'HNGYON. D. C-

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE.

CHARLES B. BRISTOL, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO W.

AND E. T. FITCH, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAM ES-CONNECTIONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 208,288, datedSeptember 24, 1878; application filed September 9, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CEAS. B. BRISTOL, of New Haven, in the county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement inHannes-Connections; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings and the letters of referencemarked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,which said drawings constitute part of this specification, andrepresent, in

Figure 1, a perspective view ofthe loop Fig. 2, a perspective View ofthe hook; Fig. 3, its application.

This invention relates to an improvement in an attachment for the loopfor which Letters Patent were granted to me dated April 2, 1878, N o.201,989; and it consists in combining with the loop, by means of itsstud, a flat loop or hook as a meansfor securing the strap, particularlyadapted to haines, but applicable to other purposes.

a represents the metal loop, with projections b b and stud c,substantially like the loop secured to me by the before-mentionedpatent. A is a metallic plate, witha perforation, d, at 011e end,corresponding to the stud con the loop, and turned up in hook shape, c,at the other end.

The application of this device is as seen in Fig. 3. The standing endfof the strap is perforated to pass on over the stud c thence throughthe buckle B, and, returning, a second perforation is passed over thestud c, the plate A introduced between the two parts of the strap ontothe stud; then the two ends b b closed down upon the strap, as seen inFig. 3. This firmly secures the buckle, strap, loop, and hook together.In its application to llames, the hooked end of the plate A is engagedwith the eye of one part of the hames, the strap over it, as clearlyseen in Fig. 3.

This device is applicable to similar places where a strong attachment isdesirable.

While having described the invention as attached to the buckle B, itwill be understood that it may be attached to other devices in the samemanner.

I claim- The combination of the loop uf, project-ions b b, and stud cwith a plate, A, having a perforation, d, corresponding to the said studc, with a strap, substantially as described.

CHAS. B. BRISTOL.

Witnesses:

J. H. SHUMWAY, E. C. EARLE.

